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so i believe that governor romney was absolutely right on when he said that he invested too much capital in obamacare, which was his personal objective. you will recall, martha, that the person people when they were polled they didn't want that version of obamacare, they didn't want that version but he passed it anyway rather than focus on how you really create jobs. so i believe that governor romney nailed him on that. martha: we're talking to you about jobs here. here is another piece of sound last night that has to do a little bit with the way that money has been spent on the new energy spropbt. let' front. let's watch. >> don't forget you put $90 billion, like 50 years worth of breaks into solar and wind, to lind to solyndra, and tekskla. i had a friend that said you don't just pick the winners, you pick the losers. martha: that got a laugh from the reaction. it goes to the heart of the question as to whether the government should be attempting to pick winners and losers in new technology. >> and they should not. this is a perfect example of how governor romney was so prepared, that
so i believe that governor romney was absolutely right on when he said that he invested too much capital in obamacare, which was his personal objective. you will recall, martha, that the person people when they were polled they didn't want that version of obamacare, they didn't want that version but he passed it anyway rather than focus on how you really create jobs. so i believe that governor romney nailed him on that. martha: we're talking to you about jobs here. here is another piece of...
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. >> please, go right ahead. bill: romney, and obama go next week. but thursday night is ryan and biden. now, i don't know. this could be a cage match, tanteros. i mean, biden taken six days of the trail. he is in some undisclosed location east of the chesapeake bay. what is your expectation for thursday night? >> they have him muzzled like hannibal lecter with the mask on so he doesn't say anything silly. this will be bigger heated debate than three of us have every tuesday. pressure is on. unlike what bob is saying on this point, you heard him on "the five" debates don't matter. debates don't matter. he has been wrong. they will look to thursday night interested to see ryan will do. he is untested. bill: yes. >> he is so disciplined, bill. even though they will try to tie ryan i believe and romney together as much much as they can the ryan plan, ryan is such expert explaining it. that's what romney did so well last week. he explained his positions finally, so well when you're presented with facts all the obama campaign is left to do is just throw m
. >> please, go right ahead. bill: romney, and obama go next week. but thursday night is ryan and biden. now, i don't know. this could be a cage match, tanteros. i mean, biden taken six days of the trail. he is in some undisclosed location east of the chesapeake bay. what is your expectation for thursday night? >> they have him muzzled like hannibal lecter with the mask on so he doesn't say anything silly. this will be bigger heated debate than three of us have every tuesday....
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bill: you have four left, right, santorum, palm paul, romney gingrich. back in a moment on "america's newsroom." [ female announcer ] water was meant to be perfect. crisp, clear, untouched. that's why there's brita, to make the water we drink, taste a little more, perfect. reduce lead and other impurities with the advanced filtration system of brita. or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. . bill: we are waiting on the rick perry event we will see him and his wife and son griffin in about seven minutes or so. that is north charleston, south carolina. we have four now left in this race for the republican nomination, mitt romney, newt gingrich, rick santorum and ron paul to fight it out tonight in a debate in south carolina, then saturday the big vote for the primary down there. mike huckabee is well familiar with the state of south carolina, he's on the phone now. governor, how are you doing and good morning to you? there has been so
bill: you have four left, right, santorum, palm paul, romney gingrich. back in a moment on "america's newsroom." [ female announcer ] water was meant to be perfect. crisp, clear, untouched. that's why there's brita, to make the water we drink, taste a little more, perfect. reduce lead and other impurities with the advanced filtration system of brita. or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout...
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this is the "real clear politics" average right now in south carolina. romney has 31%. santorum is second place at 20%. and newt gingrich is really neck-and-neck with him in south carolina right now. i'm joined by mark sanford, former governor of south carolina and fox news contributor. governor, good morning to you. >> good morning back. martha: talk to me a little bit, we just saw rick perry. he is on the ground there. he spent no time in new hampshire and wrote off iowa, new hampshire and said south carolina is one that matters. to some extent you may agree. what do you see happening down there in your state? >> everybody is here. they seem to be bunched around the midlands. i guess pal isdpaul doing fairly significant event today. a variety of significant events throughout the state today. i think, rick perry was right in what he said about, you know, other places winnowing the field but south carolina deciding. if you look over the last 30 years, stout caroline has been decisive determining who the eventual republican nominee will be. martha: that's for sure. we're
this is the "real clear politics" average right now in south carolina. romney has 31%. santorum is second place at 20%. and newt gingrich is really neck-and-neck with him in south carolina right now. i'm joined by mark sanford, former governor of south carolina and fox news contributor. governor, good morning to you. >> good morning back. martha: talk to me a little bit, we just saw rick perry. he is on the ground there. he spent no time in new hampshire and wrote off iowa, new...
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mitt romney is right. it did take them two weeks to do that. as the american people will look at this, they will understand the president looked into the camera said something that was just not the case, and what governor romney said was absolutely the truth. bill: hear is the transcript. he did say on page two, quoting now, no acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation. he also said this, though, referred to the attack in benghazi, talked, referred to their attackers, referred to this terrible act, same speech, same five-minute statement. called it outrage just and shocking attack. talked about bringing killers, not the terrorists, but killers to justice who attack our people. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. some take to the mohammed film. called it brutal acts. called it senseless violence. the attack will not break the bonds between u.s. and libya. fought back against the attackers. you could make a clear argument here, governor, i think that's what you're doing, how far the president
mitt romney is right. it did take them two weeks to do that. as the american people will look at this, they will understand the president looked into the camera said something that was just not the case, and what governor romney said was absolutely the truth. bill: hear is the transcript. he did say on page two, quoting now, no acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation. he also said this, though, referred to the attack in benghazi, talked, referred to their attackers,...
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>> it is perfect right now, the romney campaign wouldn't be attacking big bird and "romnesia" if they weren't worried about it. it represents exactly what the men need to work for the white house, women voters and trust. women voting for you more people trusting you more likely you are to win. women got the idea that mitt romney is happy to cut subsidies to big bird but not big oil making record profits. "romnesia" is the way to talk about the fact that mitt romney changed his position and will change anything to win this office. hard to trust someone like that. i think at this time e it makes a lot of sense. martha: so one of the problems though, tony, the other side says, is that what it shows, is that the president is not talking about his own vision. he is reacting. he is reactive. he is talking about things that mitt romney changed his mind about. talking about big bird. and that he isn't sort of presenting something that is so, you know, large and overtaking in terms of the dialogue here, that takes off on its own. bill: well, surprised mary ann started off citing women are the
>> it is perfect right now, the romney campaign wouldn't be attacking big bird and "romnesia" if they weren't worried about it. it represents exactly what the men need to work for the white house, women voters and trust. women voting for you more people trusting you more likely you are to win. women got the idea that mitt romney is happy to cut subsidies to big bird but not big oil making record profits. "romnesia" is the way to talk about the fact that mitt romney...
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we'll be right back. martha: so, what exactly is mitt romney's tax plan? that is an interesting question, right? reporters did over hear the presidential candidate at a private fundraiser and he suggested a couple of things. one, was that the wealthy could actually expect to pay more if he wins, and that he would go after some big government agencies as well. here is a quote of what was over heard according to these reporters. i'm not going to actually go through these one by one he said, but i can tell you is we've got far too many bureaucrats and i will send a lot of what happens in washington back to the states. so let's bring in eric frenstrom, mitt romney's senior adviser. good to have you here. let's talk about the first part first in terms of the wealthy paying more, how would that happen? >> well, martha, the governor said two things, none of which should be surprising to people who have been following his campaign. the first is that there are going to be cuts in government, and with very few exceptions we're going to be looking to combine agencies
we'll be right back. martha: so, what exactly is mitt romney's tax plan? that is an interesting question, right? reporters did over hear the presidential candidate at a private fundraiser and he suggested a couple of things. one, was that the wealthy could actually expect to pay more if he wins, and that he would go after some big government agencies as well. here is a quote of what was over heard according to these reporters. i'm not going to actually go through these one by one he said, but i...
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it takes 1144 to win that nomination, so romney right now is halfway there. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live in gettysburg. >> reporter: it's interesting that rick santorum has a double- digit lead in his home state. insiders i've talked to says the race will tighten up in the next few weeks. pennsylvania voters are concerned about win ability. >> pennsylvania will be one of the key battleground states. i think many of the republican leaders are concerned that if santorum were to win that he couldn't carry the state. >> reporter: so santorum was here last night even though illinois was the state that was at stake. either going to do work here over the weekend, so it is clear rick santorum is not taking his home state for granted. there is much said about candidates needed to win states where they have tie. rick santorum will be focused on pennsylvania. bill: there are a number of republicans backing romney over rick santorum in pennsylvania. what does he say to that, mike. >> reporter: interesting dynamic. you have former governor tom ridge
it takes 1144 to win that nomination, so romney right now is halfway there. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live in gettysburg. >> reporter: it's interesting that rick santorum has a double- digit lead in his home state. insiders i've talked to says the race will tighten up in the next few weeks. pennsylvania voters are concerned about win ability. >> pennsylvania will be one of the key battleground states. i think many of the republican leaders are concerned that if...
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is he barking up the right tree there, mitt romney? >> reporter: well, there is no doubt that newt gingrich' past is a target-rich environment and the romney campaign attacked it successfully in iowa, not so successfully in south carolina. it remains to be seen how florida voters will respond to these attacks. there is plenty to say. so, you know, i think romney has a dual problem. there is nothing wrong with his attacking gingrich on his record and past, that is all legitimate. romney does not seem himself to a mounted a very defensible sense of his pass and own record. we'll get a sense of how well he'll be able to do that. martha: all the folks that voted in south carolina know a little something about newt gingrich's past. they had to deal with the ex-wife issue over the course of the week. what they found on saturday night was that they didn't care. what they cared about was he was tough when it came to debating and he had some fire and it would appear that that's what folks are responding to at least right now from newt gingrich.
is he barking up the right tree there, mitt romney? >> reporter: well, there is no doubt that newt gingrich' past is a target-rich environment and the romney campaign attacked it successfully in iowa, not so successfully in south carolina. it remains to be seen how florida voters will respond to these attacks. there is plenty to say. so, you know, i think romney has a dual problem. there is nothing wrong with his attacking gingrich on his record and past, that is all legitimate. romney...
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romney is at 48, obama is at 39. >> right. bill: if he's going to do anything on this issue he has to capitalize, doug or romney is going to rub his face in it. >> that is precisely my point. the president needs an economic agenda. and while andrea is absolutely right the republicans have looked bad, the president doesn't have an agenda of his own, but the reason why he's going to put forward a budget and challenge the republicans is you go with the weakist link. that is the republican congress. and if they are at 13 and mitt romney is at 48 you go after the republicans in congress not a popular president. >> doug is absolutely right. that's why the democrats are not going to cooperate with republicans. they are not going to try and come to terms with any more spending cuts even though its the right thing to do. republicans have an opportunity, as i mentioned, to put forth a budget of their own. they actually have economic plans, where as this president doesn't. the only thing the president has offered is a two-month payroll c
romney is at 48, obama is at 39. >> right. bill: if he's going to do anything on this issue he has to capitalize, doug or romney is going to rub his face in it. >> that is precisely my point. the president needs an economic agenda. and while andrea is absolutely right the republicans have looked bad, the president doesn't have an agenda of his own, but the reason why he's going to put forward a budget and challenge the republicans is you go with the weakist link. that is the...
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he wants to keep romney painted on the right, with the right social agenda, and that's a good thing to do. martha: andrea, what do you think? >> well, here's what this does. this not only rallies obama's base, which is why he's doing it, so as bob said, he's out trying to rally young people and women and gay voters. it rallies the right and that was a problem that mitt romney has, is really rallying those christian groups up and the evangelical groups and what obama is essentially doing is not just rallying his base but the right and i think this makes the issue extremely polarize dollars. but martha, as you and bill noted earlier in the program, the polling on this issue is not playing out well for the president, so you look at independents, 22 percent of independents, one in four voters, does not agree with the president on this. i do think there's a risk of people looking at the president, if he keeps talking about this, saying he's just detached from what i'm really worried about, and that's the economy and jobs. martha: that may be the very season and that's why i cited this go
he wants to keep romney painted on the right, with the right social agenda, and that's a good thing to do. martha: andrea, what do you think? >> well, here's what this does. this not only rallies obama's base, which is why he's doing it, so as bob said, he's out trying to rally young people and women and gay voters. it rallies the right and that was a problem that mitt romney has, is really rallying those christian groups up and the evangelical groups and what obama is essentially doing...
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right now people are very, very enthused about romney's opportunities. bill: you say that voters are judging him as a serious terne. enn a ocs statement like that? >> first of all an incumbent is always very difficult to beat. people hed him to do a job. obviously this president has not done the jb. fore you fire him, in essence what the votersave ove, ha ag 1980. y jimmy carter went out and tagged him as reckless all the rest of it. once people saw reag in the debate all of sudden the tide turned and he won a dramatic landslide. th coupehiim n pctgnde burein a victory. bill: two days ago i watched upstairs watching a monitor, you pointed to it and said he is already a different person. what do you see in mitt romney? >> i think obviously when you've been down and beat d yo hetl dril ieig iting run a big vi gets you in a different mindset. he senses the crowd. he fees it. he feels he can wi i think that is always reencouraging to a candidate. bill: gives him more nfidce. llll oktpent'atn neamre what was it a week ago? mitt romney was down 15 points. acco
right now people are very, very enthused about romney's opportunities. bill: you say that voters are judging him as a serious terne. enn a ocs statement like that? >> first of all an incumbent is always very difficult to beat. people hed him to do a job. obviously this president has not done the jb. fore you fire him, in essence what the votersave ove, ha ag 1980. y jimmy carter went out and tagged him as reckless all the rest of it. once people saw reag in the debate all of sudden the...
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if romney wants to talk about this issue he picked the right guy, no question. gregg: yeah. >> the question why would he want to talk about the things that paul ryan has recommended because they're so politically toxic. even if you look at not just his budget, he was one of the people pushing privatizing social security. gregg: sure. >> that was something the bush administration even ultimately rejected because they thought it was too politically toxic for them. gregg: we're showing in florida, st. augustine a live picture of mitt romney before a crowd of folks campaigning today. ford, i want to back track if i can speaking of budget matters and the economy. here is paul ryan a little bit more than a year ago presenting his budget. take a listen. >> instead of taking 20 cents out of every dollar made in america to pay for the federal government, my children will have to take 40 cents out of every dollar. that means double the tax burten. that means a diminished future. the president is basically saying those people in congress who want to keep this government si
if romney wants to talk about this issue he picked the right guy, no question. gregg: yeah. >> the question why would he want to talk about the things that paul ryan has recommended because they're so politically toxic. even if you look at not just his budget, he was one of the people pushing privatizing social security. gregg: sure. >> that was something the bush administration even ultimately rejected because they thought it was too politically toxic for them. gregg: we're showing...
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the president, this is not about mitt romney, governor christie is right. the president is in a box because he is forced to defend a highly unpopular bill and lock him his signature legislation. he is forced to defend the largest tax increase possibly in the history of the republic. most americans hate this thing. they understand obamacare was never about health care. it was always about government control. >> monica, you are not giving the whole wall street journal story here. the majority of the 4 million people who do not buy health insurance and will have to pay the penalty make under $120,000 per year. those are people who could afford health insurance but do not take it. when they break their legs, you and i have to pay. [talking over each other] [talking over each other] it is a penalty enforced by the tax code. [talking over each other] [talking over each other] >> 21 new taxes this year in addition -- [talking over each other] [talking over each other] martha: this is extremely important, and that is what is being fought over here. monica crowley a
the president, this is not about mitt romney, governor christie is right. the president is in a box because he is forced to defend a highly unpopular bill and lock him his signature legislation. he is forced to defend the largest tax increase possibly in the history of the republic. most americans hate this thing. they understand obamacare was never about health care. it was always about government control. >> monica, you are not giving the whole wall street journal story here. the...
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and apology for america's values is never the right course. >> governor romney do you think, though, coming so soon after the events really had unfolded overnight was appropriate, to be weighing on this as this crisis is unfolding in realtime? >> the white house also issued a statement saying it tried to distance itself from those comments and said they were not reflecting of their views. i had the exact same reaction. these views were inappropriate. they were the wrong course to take when our embassy has been breached by protestors. the first response should not be to say, yes, we standby our comments that suggest that there is something wrong with the right of free speech. >> what did the white house do wrong, then, governor romney if they put out a statement saying they disagreed witness? >> their administration spoke. the president takes responsibility not just for the words that come from his mouth but also for the words that come from his ambassadors from his administration, from his embassies, from the state department. they clearly sent mixed messages to the world, and the st
and apology for america's values is never the right course. >> governor romney do you think, though, coming so soon after the events really had unfolded overnight was appropriate, to be weighing on this as this crisis is unfolding in realtime? >> the white house also issued a statement saying it tried to distance itself from those comments and said they were not reflecting of their views. i had the exact same reaction. these views were inappropriate. they were the wrong course to...
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they are wrong, we tried that, it failed, governor romney is right. bill: why would the white who is support this policy? what would it get out of it or how would it change welfare? >> it's hard for me to understand because this is a policy bill clinton signed with bipartisan support and has worked. you don't see people crying about we need to get back to welfare from work fare. when i left new york state we had 2 million people on welfare. we put in place first job creating programs. we lowered the tax rate and created a better economic climate so the private sector could create jobs. we hat child support services so single mothers could have the confidence to go back to work. we continued health benefits if you took a job at minimum wage and it worked exceptionally well. and the key was requiring work. this administration gutted the work requirement and welfare. bill: why was it so critical in your plan to require people to work. >> i have four kids. i have a choice of sitting home and watching tv and playing with friends or taking a first job at $8
they are wrong, we tried that, it failed, governor romney is right. bill: why would the white who is support this policy? what would it get out of it or how would it change welfare? >> it's hard for me to understand because this is a policy bill clinton signed with bipartisan support and has worked. you don't see people crying about we need to get back to welfare from work fare. when i left new york state we had 2 million people on welfare. we put in place first job creating programs. we...
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if you were advising mitt romney right now what do you tell him he needs to do? >> somehow he needs to get more traction on the economy. that is the strength of his candidacy. he can't beat the president on foreign policy he is not as popular as the p he needs to convince americans i can get you back to work again. that is tough in this environment with millions and millions of dollars of negative advertising to break through. but his message isn't clear enough at this point in time. martha: look at the next poll which goes to what you were speaking about. it asks who is better for middle class voters. take that up on the screen. we'll take a look at it. who would be better when it comes to looking out for the middle class. got president obama at 49. governor romney at 33%. you touched on something that may be very clear here. although people think he would be better at fixing the economy, mitt romney, they seem to think the president is the guy who has got their back? >> that is absolutely right. for some reason governor romney has not connected with ordinary vo
if you were advising mitt romney right now what do you tell him he needs to do? >> somehow he needs to get more traction on the economy. that is the strength of his candidacy. he can't beat the president on foreign policy he is not as popular as the p he needs to convince americans i can get you back to work again. that is tough in this environment with millions and millions of dollars of negative advertising to break through. but his message isn't clear enough at this point in time....
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, do all those voters on the conservative right come home to mitt romney. >> reporter: not all. some of them especially the paul voters may not. they may stay away. remember the other thing, and this is important, when you talk to conservative activists you see awareness has grown. the house is up, the senate is up, the republicans have the chance to take over the senate, i think there is a growing idea among republicans that say, let's be over with this presidential nonsense, nobody is going to be that enthusiasm as i can about any of the nominees but they are eager to start concluding the process and move on to the business of taking on obama. bill: i think it's a great point, i think the establishment says get it over with. i don't know what the public feels about that. >> reporter: the myth about the republican establishment. i've met them and it is them, it's all the people who complain about the republican establishment. tens of thousands of people across the country who are bloggers, local activists, party volunteers, they constitute them and i dein them a desire to have
, do all those voters on the conservative right come home to mitt romney. >> reporter: not all. some of them especially the paul voters may not. they may stay away. remember the other thing, and this is important, when you talk to conservative activists you see awareness has grown. the house is up, the senate is up, the republicans have the chance to take over the senate, i think there is a growing idea among republicans that say, let's be over with this presidential nonsense, nobody is...
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romney at 55%? he is well above the field. what's that tell you? >> that's right. this has been a number growing for governor romney. it is the story that his campaign has been selling the whole time, this is the electable candidate. again, very conservative voters agree, 51% of the those who are the most conservative say we think the romney is the strongest candidate. that is propelling his victory. in new hampshire the exit polls said that even tea party members viewed electability, the ability to beat barack obama, as the most important quality they're looking for. bill: that takes us to our next question, who is weakest against barack obama? you find ron paul, at 32%. >> that's right. there is a lot of talk about passionate support ron paul has. it is legitimate. republicans need to find a way to reach out to ron paul supporters but there is even larger group of people who are passionately opposed to ron paul because they don't think that he is electable. what is also interesting here, for newt gingrich and rick santorum, the number who see him weakest candidat
romney at 55%? he is well above the field. what's that tell you? >> that's right. this has been a number growing for governor romney. it is the story that his campaign has been selling the whole time, this is the electable candidate. again, very conservative voters agree, 51% of the those who are the most conservative say we think the romney is the strongest candidate. that is propelling his victory. in new hampshire the exit polls said that even tea party members viewed electability, the...
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he says at the core, right now, romney is not one of them. >> the dichotomy we face our base is very excited to make obama a one-term president. but they're not all that excited about making romney president. >> reporter: now the issue here is turnout. there is looking like it is going to be turnout election not just nationally but in key battleground states like iowa where christian conservatives could make a difference. they say they are not yet there in terms of turnout. my get a majority of the vote but not exactly enthusiastic right now. martha. martha: if you're governor romney and watching this segment, the question would be, what do these conservatives want from mitt romney? what would change their mind? >> what does every republican constituency want? they want attention. governor romney has devoted resources to recruiting social conservatives, christian conservatives back including putting mike biondo, formerly from the santorum campaign, on this particular issue. for a lot of folks it will have to be face-to-face kind of salesmanship. have a listen. >> if mitt romney wants
he says at the core, right now, romney is not one of them. >> the dichotomy we face our base is very excited to make obama a one-term president. but they're not all that excited about making romney president. >> reporter: now the issue here is turnout. there is looking like it is going to be turnout election not just nationally but in key battleground states like iowa where christian conservatives could make a difference. they say they are not yet there in terms of turnout. my get a...
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shouldn't mitt romney be way ahead right now instead of tied? >> look, there is no question that our economy is not in a good place. there is no question that we need some major changes to get this economy going again, and mitt romney and paul ryan will be out there on the campaign trail for the next 60 days making the case that they have a plan to build a strong middle class with 12 million new jobs and higher take home pay. we look forward to the fall campaign. obviously this will be a tough election, a tough battle, we are prepared to make the case and we believe the american people are prepared for change in november. gregg: maybe they just don't know what mitt romney's real plan is. he wants a dramatic overhaul of the tax code, and he wants to drop the marginal rates significantly, and yet he's not saying which of the loopholes and deductions and credits an exemptions he wants to close. that is -- that is huge, that is significant. how can he not tell the american people those facts? >> well let's back up for a second. this is a race about
shouldn't mitt romney be way ahead right now instead of tied? >> look, there is no question that our economy is not in a good place. there is no question that we need some major changes to get this economy going again, and mitt romney and paul ryan will be out there on the campaign trail for the next 60 days making the case that they have a plan to build a strong middle class with 12 million new jobs and higher take home pay. we look forward to the fall campaign. obviously this will be a...
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governor romney has taken heat from the right for not being more specific in his speech. republicans are certainly trying to tie president obama to jimmy carter. president obama trying to tie mitt romney to george w. bush. that's the battle going on right now, bill. bill: bob, thank you. biel talk to you throughout the week. secret sauce was on the big mac growing up. remember that. >> absolutely of. love that stuff. bill: thank you, bob. talk to you later. martha: a lot of calories in the secret sauce. watch out for that stuff. look at recent presidential elections in authority caroline. in 2008, president obama became the first nonsoutherner since 1960 to win the state of north carolina. it was one of nine states that president george w. bush won in 2004 but then shifted to president obama. so he really wants to hold that ground in this election as you can imagine. north carolina has 15 electoral votes. without it the road to the white house for governor romney would become difficult as some say. the southern path, midwestern path, all the paths they're trying to scope
governor romney has taken heat from the right for not being more specific in his speech. republicans are certainly trying to tie president obama to jimmy carter. president obama trying to tie mitt romney to george w. bush. that's the battle going on right now, bill. bill: bob, thank you. biel talk to you throughout the week. secret sauce was on the big mac growing up. remember that. >> absolutely of. love that stuff. bill: thank you, bob. talk to you later. martha: a lot of calories in...
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talk to me a little bit what, if you could sit in a room with the romney campaign right now, what would you say to them, here is what you have to do? >> you have to solidify the base. make sure seniors are confident that you will protect social security, health care and protect them long term. take the young people in the state to give them encouragement. martha: how do you do that? give them more clarity what you do in health care? what would you do? i think there is crying out for some really specific, hard plans that people can grasp on to. >> we know what obama has done and wants to do. what we don't know is what romney is going to do. martha: do you feel like he hasn't articulated his own vision? >> i think he hasn't articulated what he needs to do. at end of the day. he is a smart guy. has smart people arnd him. i hope they do it quickly. this is defining point. you have to define yourself when people are paying attention. they're paying attention right today. martha: do you think the team in place is good and would you tell them to stick with it or -- >> it's a good team. the key
talk to me a little bit what, if you could sit in a room with the romney campaign right now, what would you say to them, here is what you have to do? >> you have to solidify the base. make sure seniors are confident that you will protect social security, health care and protect them long term. take the young people in the state to give them encouragement. martha: how do you do that? give them more clarity what you do in health care? what would you do? i think there is crying out for some...
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what do you see with mitt romney's strategy right now? seems like he is test running a lot of people. he is on stage in pennsylvania with marco rubio. he is with rob portman, senator out of ohio. nikki haley, governor of south carolina. what is the strategy there? >> a natural part of the process when you go to big states important to the election and campaign with governors or senators or others who people are speculating might be vp, that sets off these kind of rumors or discussions but also natural to go campaign with people in their home states or invite them to come on the campaign trail. plus it gives mitt the opportunity to get better acquainted with these individuals and potentially considering one of them have one of them be his vp he wants to know them by reputation not just on paper but by spending time with them. i don't think that is part of the formal process but has an informal benefit i described. bill: it is interesting strategy. i don't know a lot of political observers really taken note the way he has gone about it past
what do you see with mitt romney's strategy right now? seems like he is test running a lot of people. he is on stage in pennsylvania with marco rubio. he is with rob portman, senator out of ohio. nikki haley, governor of south carolina. what is the strategy there? >> a natural part of the process when you go to big states important to the election and campaign with governors or senators or others who people are speculating might be vp, that sets off these kind of rumors or discussions but...
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right now people are very, very enthused about romney's opportunities. bill: you say that voters are judging him as a serious alternative. what happened in politics when you can make a statement like that? >> first of all an incumbent is always very difficult to beat. people hired him to do a job. obviously this president has not done the job. before you fire him, in essence what the voters have to do in november, you have to find someone else you want to replace him with. this is similar to ronald reagan in 1980. jimmy carter went out and tagged him as reckless all the rest of it. once people saw reagan in the debate all of sudden the tide turned and he won a dramatic landslide. this could happen this time. i'm not predicting landslide but predicting a a victory. bill: two days ago i watched upstairs watching a monitor, you pointed to it and said he is already a different person. what do you see in mitt romney? >> i think obviously when you've been down and beat up and you have a little disarray in your campaign and your family is worried how it is bein
right now people are very, very enthused about romney's opportunities. bill: you say that voters are judging him as a serious alternative. what happened in politics when you can make a statement like that? >> first of all an incumbent is always very difficult to beat. people hired him to do a job. obviously this president has not done the job. before you fire him, in essence what the voters have to do in november, you have to find someone else you want to replace him with. this is similar...
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right now the mitt romney holds the edge of the front-runner. does he have a chance, if not who does? we have extensive team coverage of the caucuses here on fox. first, john roberts, live on the road, dubuque, iowa. what is the latest from the trail, john? good morning. >> reporter: good morning, bill. we're headed out to three mitt romney events as he tries to spend last campaign with voters. start in dubuque and marion, i iowa, after that. the latest des moines stege remember poll has him 24%. ron paul close on his heels at 20 two% and and rick santorum surging at 15%. if you look at santorum's surge, he could actually be in iowa voters mind ahead of mitt romney. romney has a lot of work to do in the next 24 hours to convince iowa caucus-goers that he is the guy who can best represent their interests in washington after the november election. it is a bit of a tough road to hoe, if you think he has 24, 25%, bill, that means 75% of people who will caucus on tuesday night don't really support him. bill: wow! what is his appeal then, john? what i
right now the mitt romney holds the edge of the front-runner. does he have a chance, if not who does? we have extensive team coverage of the caucuses here on fox. first, john roberts, live on the road, dubuque, iowa. what is the latest from the trail, john? good morning. >> reporter: good morning, bill. we're headed out to three mitt romney events as he tries to spend last campaign with voters. start in dubuque and marion, i iowa, after that. the latest des moines stege remember poll has...
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this outcome, 12 days away, governor romney likely running right through the buckeye state. no republican has ever won the election without it. showing the governor and a dead heat with president in ohio. forty-eight to 40%. tighter than it's ever been. martha: let's go to karl cameron is live in cincinnati right now, or governor romney will be about an hour right now. reporter: hello, martha. we are bouncing along on the bus right now. this morning, on the way here, mitt romney stopped and had an office scheduled visit with some visitors come and talk with to people there. he was asked a number of questions about the comments from candidate richard murdoch mr. romney has not distanced himself from the candidate. that is something that he would likely be questioned about. romney said they raised $111 million in just the first two weeks of october. another example of the growing momentum since mr. romney has had with the first debate. the pace of the race's accelerated dramatically. last night in cedar rapids, iowa, mitt romney was pressing his msm advantage, making the argum
this outcome, 12 days away, governor romney likely running right through the buckeye state. no republican has ever won the election without it. showing the governor and a dead heat with president in ohio. forty-eight to 40%. tighter than it's ever been. martha: let's go to karl cameron is live in cincinnati right now, or governor romney will be about an hour right now. reporter: hello, martha. we are bouncing along on the bus right now. this morning, on the way here, mitt romney stopped and had...
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romney is exactly right, governor romney's father would have been cheering for governor romney's position on the auto bailout, which is ultimately what had happened, so if the administration would have listened to those suggestions in the first place, then the taxpayers wouldn't have been out those billions of dollars. ann romney is exactly right. bill: gail, thank you for your time, hope you have a good weekend. we're looking forward to tuesday. who knows what will happen then, out of boston. >> thank you bill. martha: it was a dramatic end to a hostage situation in one state, as a bank robber held the manager at gunpoint. see the spotlight there on what was happening on the ground. the amazing conclusion, when the s. w. a.t. team came in, you will not believe what happened. we're going to show that to you after this break. bill: that is something else, too. >>> and fannie and freddie are asking for more money, putting taxpayers on the hook for billions. where is all that money going? >> martha: good question! bill: eric bolling is on the case. i think he has a white board. in three minu
romney is exactly right, governor romney's father would have been cheering for governor romney's position on the auto bailout, which is ultimately what had happened, so if the administration would have listened to those suggestions in the first place, then the taxpayers wouldn't have been out those billions of dollars. ann romney is exactly right. bill: gail, thank you for your time, hope you have a good weekend. we're looking forward to tuesday. who knows what will happen then, out of boston....
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i think this is nur we will pull up right now. romney 41%, ro. that shapes up in pretty much the same way, it pushes santorum into third place there. how is santorum doing on the ground there, steve? >> judging by the tracking polls he seems to have stabilized, he seems to not have caught fire certainly the way he did in iowa but he seems to not be generating a ton of support. some of his events have been overflowing but it seems not as least as the tracking polls are agage of a level of his support, he does not seem to be picking up. you have people questioning whether he should spend more time in south carolina where it's much more friendly territory for him, and where he's done upset up work for the primary on the 21st rather than spend as much time in ham channel he has. martha: we are so used to these two states and the two to comedy siding the whole thing, and the delegate picture is very different now. you're only going to have i think 12 delegates to put together if romney does win in new hampshire. does that matter, or is it more about t
i think this is nur we will pull up right now. romney 41%, ro. that shapes up in pretty much the same way, it pushes santorum into third place there. how is santorum doing on the ground there, steve? >> judging by the tracking polls he seems to have stabilized, he seems to not have caught fire certainly the way he did in iowa but he seems to not be generating a ton of support. some of his events have been overflowing but it seems not as least as the tracking polls are agage of a level of...